By Aphra Murray, MS&T Editor It is the time of the year when professors are piling on the work in preparation for finals week and students can almost taste how close they are to the finish. Application deadlines for graduate school begin to mount. STEM seniors here at Gettysburg College, in particular, have been feeling the pressure since the summer when advisors began to drop hints about resumes, GREs, CVs and personal...

By Aphra Murray, MS&T Editor Physics and archaeology are not two fields that one would expect to have much in common. One deals with the cold, unyielding laws of the universe, and the other deals with the mystery and intrigue of the ancient past. Yet once in a blue moon, these two distinct worlds will collide to the benefit of both. Such was the case earlier this month, when cosmic ray byproducts were used to detect a...

By Aphra Murray, MS&T Editor In the spring, over 50 STEM students were awarded fellowships to conduct their research in a chosen department under the supervision of a faculty member. The research ranged from the Chemistry department to the Computer Science department, with many of the students attending conferences throughout the summer to listen to academics in their field present research. On the October 27, over Parents...

By Aphra Murray, MS&T Editor On Wednesday, September 27, Biosphere and Sceptical Chymists co-sponsored a panel for senior science majors. The purpose of the panel was to give other students a chance to listen to the research experiences and overall college experience of soon to be graduates in the science department. The panel was composed of seniors Jenny Giannini, Julia Palmucci, Rich Gawel and Jenna DeCurzio. There was a good...

By Aphra Murray, MS&T Editor Biology Professor Ryan Kerney successfully applied for a $1,031,000 grant through the Gordon and Betty Moore foundation with a focus on the relationship between algae and salamander embryos, faculty meeting minutes show. The foundation, which deals largely with funding environmental conservation research and research projects focused on the Bay Area. There are, however, a number of grants available for...